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The INFUSE - Anterior Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Study

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction
Interventions
Other: No local infusion
Procedure: Thrombus aspiration
Registration Number
NCT00976521
Lead Sponsor
Atrium Medical Corporation
Brief Summary

This is a multicenter, open-label, controlled, single-blind, randomized study with up to 452 subjects enrolled in up to 50 US and European sites. Subjects who present with anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and an occluded proximal or mid left anterior descending (LAD) with TIMI 0/1/2 flow will be eligible for randomization to one of the following arms:

1. Local infusion of abciximab following thrombus aspiration

2. Local infusion of abciximab and no thrombus aspiration

3. No local infusion and thrombus aspiration

4. No local infusion and no thrombus aspiration

In addition, a cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sub-study evaluating microvascular obstruction (MVO) will be performed with up to 160 subjects at up to 20 sites.

Detailed Description

The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate that among subjects undergoing primary PCI for anterior STEMI treated with a bivalirudin monotherapy anticoagulation strategy, the intracoronary infusion of an abciximab bolus with or without thrombus aspiration prior to stent implantation, compared to no infusion with or without thrombus aspiration (standard of care), results in 1) reduced infarct size measured by cardiac MRI at 30 days (range -7 days/+14 days; i.e., between 23 and 44 days), 2) reduce microvascular obstruction (MVO) by cardiac MRI at 5 + 2 days (i.e., between 3 and 7 days), 3) enhanced ST-segment resolution, 4) improved myocardial perfusion, 5) reduced thrombus burden and angiographic complications, and 6) no increase in major and minor bleeding.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
452
Inclusion Criteria
  • The subject must be >18 years of age;
  • Subject is experiencing clinical symptoms consistent with AMI (e.g., chest pain, arm pain, etc.,) >30 minutes duration and unresponsive to nitroglycerin;
  • Anterior MI with ECG showing at least 1 mm of ST-segment elevation in 2 or more contiguous leads in V1-V4, or new (or presumably new) left bundle branch block;
  • Anticipated symptom onset to balloon or aspiration time of ≤5 hours;
  • The subject and his/her physician are willing to comply with specified follow-up evaluations;
  • The subject or legally authorized representative has been informed of the nature of the study, agrees to its provisions and has been provided and signed written informed consent, approved by the appropriate Medical Ethics Committee (MEC) or Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  • Infarct artery located in the proximal or mid left anterior descending coronary artery, with TIMI 0/1/2 flow at the time of initial diagnostic angiography (prior to wire passage);
  • Based on coronary anatomy, PCI is indicated for revascularization;
  • Only one epicardial coronary artery will be treated;
  • Expected ability to deliver a ClearWay™ RX Infusion Catheter to the infarct lesion (absence of excessive tortuosity, diffuse disease or moderate/heavy calcification).

Key

Exclusion Criteria
  • Prior myocardial infarction, or known prior systolic dysfunction (known ejection fraction <40% by any prior measure or regional wall motion abnormalities);
  • An elective surgical procedure is planned that would necessitate interruption of anti-platelet agents during the first twelve months post enrollment;
  • Subjects who previously underwent coronary stent implantation and in whom coronary angiography demonstrates stent thrombosis to be the cause of the AMI;
  • Subject has previously undergone an angioplasty or stenting procedure in the left anterior descending artery;
  • Definite planned use of aspiration, atherectomy, thrombectomy and/or distal protection catheters prior to PTCA or stent implantation (other than in subjects randomized to thrombus aspiration);
  • Any contraindication to undergo MRI imaging.
  • Multivessel intervention required during the index procedure (subjects may be enrolled if treatment of more than one lesion in the LAD or its branches is required, however) (planned staged procedures are permitted with strong recommendation to be performed after 30-day clinical and MRI endpoints are completed);
  • Severe vessel tortuosity, diffuse disease or severe calcification is present which may impede successful delivery of the ClearWay™ RX Infusion Catheter or the Export® Aspiration Catheter;
  • Features are present highly unfavorable for PCI;
  • Target lesion is present within a bypass graft conduit;
  • MI is due to thrombosis within or adjacent to a previously implanted stent;
  • Left ventriculography demonstrates severe mitral regurgitation or a VSD;
  • Unprotected left main stenosis >40% or that will require intervention

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Local infusion, no aspirationAbciximab local infusionLocal infusion of abciximab using the ClearWay™ RX Infusion Catheter and no aspiration
No local infusion, no aspirationNo local infusionNo local infusion abciximab and no thrombus aspiration
Local infusion, thrombus aspirationAbciximab local infusionLocal infusion of abciximab using the ClearWay™ RX Infusion Catheter following thrombus aspiration.
Local infusion, thrombus aspirationThrombus aspirationLocal infusion of abciximab using the ClearWay™ RX Infusion Catheter following thrombus aspiration.
No local infusion, thrombus aspirationNo local infusionNo local infusion of abciximab, thrombus aspiration.
No local infusion, thrombus aspirationThrombus aspirationNo local infusion of abciximab, thrombus aspiration.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Primary Endpoint - Infarct Size at 30 Days as a Percentage of Total Left Ventricular Mass - Abciximab Infusion vs. No Infusion30 Days Post Index Procedure

The primary endpoint of the INFUSE AMI study is infarct size as a percentage of total left ventricular mass at 30 days as measured by cardiac MRI (cMRI), comparing the pooled randomized active (abciximab) infusion to the pooled non infusion arms, without regard to aspiration.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Major Secondary Endpoint - Infarct Size at 30 Days as a Percentage of Total Left Ventricular Mass - Aspiration vs. No Aspiration30 Days

The major secondary endpoint of the INFUSE AMI Study is infarct size as a percentage of total myocardial mass at 30 days measured by cardiac MRI (cMRI), comparing the pooled randomized aspiration arms to the pooled no aspiration arms, without regard to abciximab infusion.

Trial Locations

Locations (38)

Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Jana Pawła II w Krakowie, Centrum Interwencyjne Leczenia Chorób Serca i Naczyń

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Kraków, Poland

Bristol Heart Institute

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Bristol, United Kingdom

Washington Adventist Hospital

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Takoma Park, Maryland, United States

Carolinas Medical Center-SHVI

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center

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Kingsport, Tennessee, United States

Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital

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Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Landeskrankenhaus Braunau/Simbach

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Braunau, Austria

Landeskrankenhaus Bruck/Mur

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Bruck/Mur, Austria

Landeskrankenhaus Graz West

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Graz, Austria

Univ. Klinik für Innere Medizin III Innsbruck

🇦🇹

Innsbruck, Austria

Univ. Klinik für Innere Medizin II

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Vienna, Austria

Facharzt fur Innere Medizin/Kardiologie

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Ludwigshafen, Germany

Klinikum Villingen Kardiologie

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Darmstadt, Germany

Charite- University Medicine Campus Benjamin Franklin

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Berlin, Germany

Klinikum der Universität Regensburg

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Regensburg, Germany

Polsko - Amerykańskie Kliniki Serca II Oddział Kardiologiczny American Heart of Poland Sp. z o.o.

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Bielsko-Biała, Poland

Universtitätsklinikuim Ulm

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Ulm, Germany

Ziekenhuis Rijnstate

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Arnhem, NL, Netherlands

Catharina Hospital Eindhoven

🇳🇱

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Isala Klinieken, Locatie de Weezenlanden

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Zwolle, Netherlands

Pracownia Hemodynamiki Oddziału Kardiologicznego Wojewódzkiego Centrum Medycyny w Opolu

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Opole, Poland

SPZOZ Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie, Samodzielna Pracownia Hemodynamiki i Angiografii

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Kraków, Poland

Samodzielny Publiczny Centralny Szpital Kliniczny w Warszawie Pracownia Hemodynamiki I Katedry i Kliniki Kardiologii

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Warszawa, Poland

Instytut Kardiologii im. Prymasa Tysiąclecia Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego,I Samodzielna Pracownia Hemodynamiki

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Warszawa, Poland

King's College Hospital

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London, U.k., United Kingdom

University Hospitals of Leicester - Glenfield Hospital

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Leicester, U.k., United Kingdom

Southampton University Hospital

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Southampton, U.k., United Kingdom

Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Trust

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Belfast, United Kingdom

Manchester Royal Infirmary

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Manchester, U.k., United Kingdom

Wythenshawe Hospital

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Manchester, U.k., United Kingdom

Freeman Hospital

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Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom

Golden Jubilee National Hospital

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

Moses Cone Vascular Center

🇺🇸

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Geisinger Medical Center

🇺🇸

Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

Harrisburg Hospital/ Pinnacle Health

🇺🇸

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Universitätsmedizin Mannheim - I. Medizinische Klinik

🇩🇪

Mannheim, Germany

Centrum Kardiologii Inwazyjnej GVM Carint

🇵🇱

Oswiecim, Poland

Krakowskie Centrum Kardiologii Inwazyjnej, Elektroterapii i Angiologii

🇵🇱

Krakow, Poland

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